Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-12-30
A REMARKABLE DOG
i''i"ns Accomplishments m
Astonishing saga,,,v

~ we canie to 4 small. square house
WIN canvas roof. near Oeirichs D,k
man who was skinning coyote he
the door arose and began To whistle
eAciteaiy- A discouraged-looking vel
low-and-white dog put in reluctant,
appearance, sat down. and gazcd off
| into space
oay' exclaimed the man with
warmth, Il reckon you don't want TO
buy a good doge'
Moro Briar replied, as he care.
,uily Inspected the animal, II DOM
know as we do"
iowed not " replied the man with
resigned air, as if it was some relief
10 hnd his worst fears realizad al
wouldn't be my luck. 1t don't seem az
ever would sell that dog"
lad him on the market some timee,,
EVer since | come from Kansas a
year ago Say, do you know I've lied
enough about that dog to build a
| barnp"
us that so2''
"Iou bet | have. First some men
come along an said they was eoin'
grouse huutin' an wanted a p'intar
heh men. says |, there's a p'inter
dog that'll p'int grouse that's craw,ed
down prairie-dog hole. His Ter,
are too crooked, says they; AN Side,
we don t want no dog that amt got no
| tall " "'
THAT was bad luck"
IN be snakel if it wasn't. Then :,
man come along lool1in' for a setter
DAYS |; 'Podner, there's dog that is =
setter among settlers. He'll set any
| p'fa that ever wore bill You can
SCI tiat dog on thirteen eggs an he'll
set till he matches om out AM then
PACK OF and set the chickens for game
Nav, says the man, 4 don't like the
looks OF his legs, sides I wouldn't have
no deg with his hair all off in spots. ."
You were foored againpn
Exactly. Then an old TELLER from
kentucky comes along, an he han.
pened to mention that he was goiu'
| up n the hill, after bar. Then Won
need good bar dog says l; IAN
there's dog that'll grab a bar by the
hind leg, yank it off, an then stand M
an whale the critter with the bloody
ehd OF it" The Kentuckian looks At
linn, an then says he: Il don't like the
looks OF them legs, an then I wouldn't
have no dog round me that's blind OF
one eye.
That was rough on You"
"Jes' what | TOLD the old woman.
The next man that come along said he
wanted houn dog to chase iack-rab.
bits. That is, says |, you want that
air dog of mine! He jes' lopes right
around jack-rabbits, an plays with
EN- awhile fore he grabs emf Il
never seed dog that could run with
such legs as them. says the man. an il
he could run like blue-racer
wouldn't have him, cause he's comm
down with hydrophoby'"
Weren't you discouraged?"
some; but tackled the next man
he had covered wagon like you folks.
an wanted a watch dog to leave with
it. 4 have a dog here, says I, that |
would sell if You wanted dog bad.
He's a nat'ral watcht log, an you
might leave him to guard hole in a
| board an 60 away ten years an when
YOU come back there's that dog braced
by that bole an growlin' down in his
hroat kinder! The man begun to back
IF, an says he: His legs are a.
crooked as chained lightnin'. an Idon' t
like the mean, ngly look in his eye-r d
be 'fraid he might sneak up an bite me
while was asleep! "
left again!"
''Jes' so. Then mover came along
with his family an the woman lowed
she wanted to get dog for the childten
% play with, 'Madnm.' says l. this
ere dog an hit him Il kick with my
'oot. is the one You want. Children
jes' pat'rally cry for him, an he'll
'eave ). bone to 20 an play with 'em.
No, SAYS the woman, 4 don't b'lievef
want him-his legs are so crooked he
looks S if he was gon' to fall down all
the time, an | noticed he amt got no
teeth to speak Of
Did you ever try again?"
Once more. The sheriff from Sweet
water County, Wyoming, come through
here lookin' for two escaped murderers.
Soan's heard of It tied a string round
he dogs neck an led him down to the
town. What you want to catch EN-,
-ays l. is Mississippi man-huntin
bloodhoun', an there you have the
nobest specimen of his race right there
in that air dog %, cit out says
the sheriff. 'bringin' such an ornery
crooked-legged pup round here! Even
if he had good legs l wouldn't have a
dog that had both eats all ehawed of
in fight That was the last time /
ever tried
II don't blame you for being diseour-
aged" replied Briar. "Isaid we didn' t
want dog, but we're going UP here
on the Cheyenne to start II sheep ranch
and if your dog is good to take care OF
sheep we might think about it,
stranger" returned the man, I've
been lyin' bout this dog to every Teller
that come along an I've jes' owned up
to it; but now can tell the truth at
last-that's what that dog really is-a
sheep dog. I've seen a flock OF sheep
chase that dog all day tryin' to catch
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